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''[[The Trail of Cthulhu]]'' is a horror novel by [[August Derleth]], long-time friend and correspondent of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. Although published in 1962, the book is actually a collection of interconnected short stories that were originally published in the 40s and 50s.
As the title suggests, the book is set within the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It tells the story of Laban Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury, a professor at
As the book unfolds, it becomes clear that the ultimate goal of this ''trail'' is to {{spoiler|find the Black Island and kill Cthulhu once and for all. Unfortunately, Shrewsbury finds he can't do it alone and enlists the help of brave, if ill-prepared, would-be heroes}}
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Of course, as this is based on Lovecraft's work, Shrewsbury's meddling doesn't go unnoticed and he and his friends find themselves on the run from some very pissed-off cultists.
Like many of Derleth's Lovecraftian stories, this work is [[Broken Base|rather controversial]] due to his [[Alternate Character Interpretation|reimagining of Lovecraft's Ancient Ones as actually being evil as opposed to being beyond good and evil]]. Still,
Not to be confused with the RPG of the same name.
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* [[All Myths Are True]]: All ancient myths are directly inspired by mankind's encouters with the Ancient Ones. Also, [[Shout-Out|all of Lovecraft's stories are true]].
* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Finale]]: All the supporting protagonists, who were each basically [[Put on a Bus]] to make room for the next one, show up in ''The Black Island''.}}
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